I completely agree about the state of driving skills in Australia. I have driven in every state and every capital city, along with many hours in the country, and what I've seen scares me.
I've been driving for 23 years, have had no accidents but I have received 3 letters in the mail asking me to donate to the policemen's ball.

I haven't been pinged in Victoria but
here in Sydney, they have embraced fixed cameras with a vengeance. Every day I drive past at least 4 spots that have fixed cameras. The worst in my area is the M2, where they've
lowered the speed limit from 100 to 70, and plopped a camera right at the bottom of a hill before a tunnel. How many people do you think they got in the first few months of installing
that ?
I think it's the same in most countries, when a government finds out how much money they can raise by just fining stupid drivers instead of investing in some proper driver training,
it's a forgone conclusion which way they'll go. Why train people and improve their life skills when you can just take their money ?
I think most NSW cameras have a reasonably high speed buffer built into them, as I have inadvertently driven past one doing at least 10 over the limit and didn't get anything
in the mail. Not that I try my luck, like most people once I know they're there, I just adjust my speed accordingly. Of course the problem with that habit is that so many people
are asleep at the wheel, don't notice until the last minute and then hit the anchors to de-accelerate ! :nono: